Singapore legislation
Clause 81
Clause 81
Saving and transitional provisions arising from repeal of SkillsFuture Singapore Agency Act 2016
(1)
Any incentive, grant or loan given before the appointed date by the SSG in the performance or exercise of its functions and powers under the repealed Act is, as from that date, deemed to be an incentive, grant or loan given by the Agency under this Act.
(2)
Any power —
of an authorised person to verify information under section 47 may be exercised in respect of any incentive, grant or loan given before the appointed date under the repealed Act as if it were an incentive, grant or loan given under this Act; and
of an inspector to conduct investigations under section 48 may be exercised in respect of any offence committed or suspected of having been committed before the appointed date under the repealed Act.
(3)
Despite section 73, section 57D of the repealed Act continues to apply on and after the appointed date to —
a person who is convicted (whether before, on or after the appointed date) of an offence under section 57C(1) of the repealed Act; and
the Agency, which —
may recover any amount due to the SSG under section 57D(2) of the repealed Act as if it were a judgment debt due to the Agency; and
must pay the amount recovered in the manner set out in section 57D(3) of the repealed Act, as if the reference to the funds of the SSG and the general moneys of the SSG were a reference to the funds of the Agency and the general moneys of the Agency, respectively.
(4)
Where any advertisement is published or caused to be published, or distributed or caused to be distributed, before the appointed date, to which section 57F(1) of the repealed Act applies —
the Agency may give a direction under section 53(2) in accordance with section 53(3), (4) and (5) to the person who published or caused to be published, or distributed or caused to be distributed, that advertisement as if the person were a defaulting person, and the advertisement were an advertisement, mentioned in section 53(1);
any direction given by the SSG under section 57F(2) of the repealed Act to a defaulting person under that provision before the appointed date continues and is deemed to be a direction made under section 53(2), and the Agency may take any steps on or after that date in respect of the person who was given the direction, as if that person were a defaulting person under section 53; and
any notice given by the SSG under section 57F(3) of the repealed Act to a defaulting person under that provision before the appointed date continues and is deemed to be a notice given under section 53(3), and the Agency may decide under section 53(4) to give or not to give (or to modify) the direction as the Agency considers appropriate.
(5)
Where any course or programme fulfils the conditions in section 57G(1) of the repealed Act before the appointed date —
the Agency may give a direction under section 54(2) in accordance with section 54(3), (4) and (5) to the person who was given an incentive, grant or loan in connection with the course or programme as if the person were a funding recipient, and the course or programme were a course or programme, mentioned in section 54(1);
any direction given by the SSG under section 57G(2) of the repealed Act to a funding recipient under that provision before the appointed date continues and is deemed to be a direction made under section 54(2), and the Agency may take any steps on or after that date in respect of the person who was given the direction, as if that person were a funding recipient under section 54; and
any notice given by the SSG under section 57G(3) of the repealed Act to a funding recipient under that provision before the appointed date continues and is deemed to be a notice given under section 54(3), and the Agency may decide under section 54(4) to give or not to give (or to modify) the direction as the Agency considers appropriate.
(6)
An appeal to the Minister against a direction under section 57F or 57G of the repealed Act —
may be commenced under section 55 if it is made within the time specified in section 55(2)(b); or
if the appeal was commenced before the appointed date under section 57H of the repealed Act, may be continued under section 55 as if it were commenced under that section.
(7)
Despite section 73, the Chief Executive or an officer of the Agency authorised in writing by the Agency may compound any offence under section 60 of the repealed Act which —
is allegedly committed before the appointed date; and
is, immediately before that date, prescribed as a compoundable offence for the purposes of section 60 of the repealed Act,as if section 73 had not been enacted.
(8)
In this section and section 83 —
Definition
“appointed date” means the date of commencement of section 73;
Definition
“repealed Act” means the SkillsFuture Singapore Agency Act 2016 as in force immediately before the appointed date;
Definition
“SkillsFuture Singapore Agency” or “SSG” means the public body of that name established by section 3 of the repealed Act.